Non-refillable bottle.



No?. 734,881. PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.'

' P. Josu?.Y

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 23, 1903.

F0 MODEL.

` non-refillable bottles.

resented July es, loos.

PATENT OFFICE..

FRED JosT, OF sUsANvILLE, OREGON.-

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,881, dated July 28, 1903. Y Application filed March 23, 1903.` Serial No. 149,122. (No model.)

To all whom/.it noa/y concern,.-

Be it knownthat I, FRED JOST, apcitizen of the United States, 'residing at Susanville, `in the county of Grant and State of Oregon, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the `following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My :invention'relates to improvements in The object of the invention is to provide means whereby a bottle cannot be filled with liquid when the device is in position in the neck of the bottle.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for positively locking the device within the neck of the bottle when the partsare assembled and placed therein. y y

Another object of the invention isto pro-` Vide means for protecting the valve when the parts of the device are assembled. The invention consists in the construction of a cylindrical casing and two valves retained within said casing and means for re-l taining the said casing within the bottleneck.

The invention further consists in providing a suitable guard retained within the casing, said guard limiting the movement Aof the valves retained within the casing, and means for retaining the said casing Within the bottle-neck.

The invention further consists in the combination of parts and the novel construction,

as is illustrated in the accompanying draw- `ingsandfully described hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a vert-ical sectional View through my device as it appears when fitted into the bottle-neck. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the device, showing the parts as they would appear when turned to a horizontal position. Fig. 3 is a like view the secondary valve 9.

a number of disks may be retained in a. given position.

In the drawings the numeral l represents the neck of the bottle, which is bulged in- "and the smaller serving as a neck for the passage of the iiuid from within the bottle, the shoulder between the two projecting under the locking means, as at 3a. Below this and securelyfastened thereto at 4 isa second member 5, which is also of two diameters, the

,larger being at the top, as shown, and the smaller being below, thus f ormingthe shoulder 6, which rests upon the cork or other material 6% and this in turn bears rmly against the bulge 2', thus forming a tight joint betweenr the outer walls of the part 5 and the inner' walls of the neck. I provide at the bottom of this member 5 a hole, as 7, which is formed into a valve-seat Sfor the reception of The main valve is of a shape shown in Fig. 4with the top portion 1l and the depending hood l2. The former is formed into the Valve proper, 11% and has an upwardly-projecting lug `13 for a purpose to be hereinafter fully described. The

. latter is somewhat smaller in diameter and reaches downv almost to the top of the seat 8 and carries the longitudinal ribs 14, which extend from the outer walls thereof a sufficient i distance to bear not too loosely against the inner walls of the part 5. These ribs guide the valve in its movement and may be in any number, provided there is sufficient room left between them to permit the free passage of all liquid which may flow through the opening 7, so that none of the said liquid will be withheld to interfere with the `proper working of the secondary valve. These ribs serve also to hold the valves in proper alinement with their seats. The secondary valve, like most of the parts previously mentioned, is circularin cross-section and of a diameter to loosely it and slide within the hollow of the hood 12. The circumference of its lower edge is beveled to snugly fit the seat 8, formed in the lower part of the casing 5. The top is slightly concaved to form a better seat for a bal-l, as 15, which is of some heavy material, preferably glass, and which rests thereon, being held from displacement by the converging walls of the conicallyshaped top 10a of the opening 16, into which the valve is fitted.

My device is in two sections, joined, as before stated, at 4, the first fitting into a recess 4, formed around the upper edge of the second. Between the upper surface of this second part and thelower surface of the shoulder 3 and held securely therebetween I have provided suitable supports 17, formed on one side with slots 17'a tol receive the outer edge ofthe glass disk. Of course there may be any number of these supports, butI prefer to use four, as this number will effectually fill therequirements. Thisconstructionisclearly shown in Fig. 5. A modification thereof is also shown in Fig. 6, where I have illustrated the use of a plurality of these disks, all being held in proper relation by these supports, which in this instance are somewhat longer and provided not only with slots to receive the edges of the disks, but also with slots cu't inwardly from their opposite sides for the reception of additional rings 18', the inner peripheries of which project a short distance under theouterperipheries of the disks. All are placed sufficiently far apart to permit the free flow of liquid from the bottle. These rings may be of any suitable material, but I prefer to construct them of pottery, so that they will not be so easily broken. By reason of the edges projecting one under the other it would be practically impossible to pass a tool or instrument around them to tamper with the valves. I construct the disks of glass for two reasons, the first and most important being that owing to their brittleness they would be easily destroyed if it were attempted to interfere with the workings of the said valves, and, secondly, becausethey would leave the valve open to vision from above.

Numerous other means might be employed for holding these disks. For instance, their supports might be held between the joint of the two sections, in which construction the said joint would necessarily be made at a point suitable for the purpose, or the disk itself might be formed with lugs or projections to be engaged in the said joint.

The locking member now to be described is cast of steel or other hardened metal and is apertu red to receive the smaller part of the tube 3. Its lower face bears upon the upper surface of the shoulder 3. Around its outer i periphery and near the lower edge I provide a groove, as 20, to receive the spring-catch 2l; This catch is of spring-steel and is in the form of a broken ring and is so sprung that when the lockingmember is forced down into position upon the top of the shoulder 3:L the said ring will fasten itself into the recess 2, formed to receive it nearthe top of the bottle. T o more effectually prevent any sidewise movement of the parts and also serve as a cushion between the part 23 and the bottle-neck, I provide a rubber gasket 22, fitted into a second groove formed nearer the top of the casting and immediately under Harige 23, which projects over the top edge of the bottle and` protects the same from injury.

The operation of my device is quite simple, as will now be set forth. Suppose the bottle be turned in a horizontal position in an attempt to force liquid therein. As is seen in Fig. 2, the valve 10 is unseated, and if' that was the only valve to contend with it would be an easy matter to introduce a foreign liquid; 'but now comes the efficiency of my secondary valve and ball. The ball in its endeavor to find the lowest possible level has rolled -down the inclined surface of the conically-shaped portion 16a of the opening 16 and in so doing has'continued to exert sufficient pressure upon the valve 9 to cause the same to remain firmly upon its seat with almost as much pressure as when it rested directly upon the top. This forms the required seal against the inflow of liquid. In this position the lug 13 arrests the movement of the valve 10 by its abutment against the under surface of the disk 18, so that this disk acts not only as a means to prevent tampering with the parts, but also to aid the proper working of the valves. Owing to the diam- ICC eter of the disk or disks, when theliquid is discharged the same are not emerged completely, but only about one-half of their surfaces are emerged. As in Fig. 3, where the bottle is turned to a downwardly-inclined position, as if to pour out the contents of the bottle, the walls 16a no longer present the inclined surface down which the ball has previously rolled; but the slant is now turned in the opposite direction, so that the ball has retraced its course and leaves the valve 9 to fall back into place away from the seat 8. Of course the valve is still unseated and it would seem an easy matter to force liquid up and through these open valves. To guard effectually against any such attempt, I form the valve 9 of some suitable material which will be of such buoyancy as to be floated by the incoming fluid and be lifted to its seat, after which the greater force used the closer the valve will fit. To better facilitate this operation, I provide two or more openings, as 16, in the sides of the hood 12 above the top of the valve 9, so as to permit the fluid to enter under the said valve. It is obvious that the action of these parts grade smoothly from one to the other-that is to say, the pressure of the ball is gradually reduced and the infiuence of the incoming fluid correspondingly increased as the bottle is turned more and more to an inclined position. A cork or other suitable closure 24 is provided in the,neck 3. v

My device might be positioned in the neck of the bottle at the time the latter' is blown or at any other preferred time. Various modifications might be resorted to in the form and construction 4of the several a parts without departingfrom the spirit and scopeof my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the character described the combination of a cylindrical casing com pris- IZO ing two parts forming a large central comguard interposed between the two parts of j neck, substantially as described.

said casing, and means for retaining the said casing within the neck, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described the combination of a casing comprising two parts, each` of said parts having a greater and a less diameter, the abutting sections of the two parts forming a chamber larger than the extension of the said parts, a guard retained centrally within said casing, a main Valve slidably secured Within said casing, a secondary valve retained within the main valve, and means for positively locking the said casing within the bottleneck, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described comprising two tubes, a guard interposedl centrally within said tubes, a primary valve and ausecondaryv valve slidably secured `within said tubes, theV secondary valve slidably secured within the primary valve, means interposed between the two valves for positively actuating the secondary valve, and means for retaining the said tubes within the bottle-v 4. In a device of the character described the combination of a casing comprising an upper and lower member, the said upper member having acylindrical extension projecting beyond the plane of the top of the bottle-neck, said section having a base whose diameter is greater than` the said extended portion, a cor-` responding lower portion of the case, an extension projecting downwardly, said eXtenson in diameter being less than the upper extension, a guard having supports'interposed centrally Within said casing, a main valve slidably secured within the lower section, a secondary valve having a beveled edge and a concave end slidably secured within the said main valve, and means for retaining the s aid casing within the bottle-neck, substantially as described.

. 5.l In a device of the character described the combination of a casing, aguard retained `Within said casing, a primary valve comprising a main portion and an extension projecting therefrom, a hood formed integral with said main portion, a secondary valve retained within said hood, means interposed between the primary valve and the secondary valve for posi-tively actuating the said secondary Valve, said valves slidably secured within the casing, and means for retaining the said casing within the bottle-neck, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the character described the combination -of a casing, a guard mounted within said casing, a main valve slidably secured within said casing, a lug integral with said main valve and limiting the movements thereof, a hood formed integral with said main valve,- a secondary valve slidably secured within said hood, a sphere interposed between the main valve and the secondary valve, an exhaust-aperture formed upon the said hood and connecting with the inner com partment of the main valve, an annular packing retained upon the periphery of the two extended portions of the casing, and an annular metallic locking member retaining the said casing and packing in a lixed position within the bottle-neck, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the character described the combination of a casing, a guard centrally secured within said casing, a valve slidably retained within said casing, parallel ribs formed integral with said valve, a projection secured to `said valve and limiting the movements thereof, a series of apertures formed upon the hood of said valve, a secondary valve slidaby secured within said hood comprising a concave inner end and having a beveled outer edge, a sphere retained within said hood and in contact with the concave end of the sec-h ondary valve and the cut-out portion of the primary valve, the said apertures connecting the inner compartments of the main valve, and means for retaining the casing within the `bottle-neck, substantially as described.

8. In a device of the character described the combination of a casing having two extensions the diameters of which are less than the diameter of the central portion of said casing, a guard centrally mounted within the said casing, said guard comprising a disk and slotted supports, two valves slidably retained within said casing, the main valve having an extension and apertures formed upon said extension connecting with the inner compartment, a projection formed integral with the main valve and limiting the movements thereof, a cylindrical secondary Valve havin gabeveled edge and a concave end secured within said extension of the main valve and a sphere retained therein, packings retained upon the IOO IIO

outer surface of the said casing, and means for positively locking the casing within lthe bottle-neck, substantially as described.

9. In a device of the character described lthe combination of the cylindrical casing comprising two parts, said casing having a central compartment and extensions extending therefrom, said central compartments diameter being greater than the diameter of the two extensions, a guard centrally secured within said casing comprising a series of disks spaced apart by a supporting member,

said supporting member having a series of locking-slots, said slots extending inwardly from the edge of said support, a primary and secondary valve slidably secured within the casing, the primaryvalve having a hood and apertures formed upon said hood, means formed integral therewith for limiting and guiding the movement of said valve, the secondary valve retained within the hood, means for positively actuating the said valve, suitable packings upon the periphery of the two extensions of the casing, and means for locking the device within the bottle-neck, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the character described the combination of a cylindrical tube, said tube consisting of two parts, the said tube Vforming a large central compartment and vhaving small cylindrical extensions extend- 4ing therefrom, a guard retained centrally ,partment of the hood of said valve, a slidablysecured secondary valve retained within the said hood, a sphere interposed between the said main valve and the secondary valve, and meansy for retaining the said tube within the bottle-neck, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED JOST. Witnesses:

E. P. KENNEDY, T. M. OLNEY. 

